I’m often asked at the mojo training workshops I run about the smartphone camera app features and what they do. Here’s an article on a bunch of basic features of the onboard camera app, some that are sometimes hidden…but you knew that. How to Take Better Images on Your Smartphone
Sound is often the second cousin and we don’t think about it soon or often enough when we record stories. Here is an article on Recording Audio on a Smartphone.
Good radio mics are expensive and cheap ones are just that. If you have an old iPhone lying about (who doesn’t) and a $60 Smart Lav + (or any other lapel mic) here’s how you can use it to create a wireless mic that will work even if you are hundreds of meters from the […]
I was asked for the main features of the three iOS edit apps I use. Here is a work in progress. I am sure I have missed some features, but I hope this beginning helps. Maybe email me on ivo@smartmojo.com with features I need to add or correct. What’s surprising is how powefully rich new tech […]
What you have in your mojo kit depends on what you want to use it for. Your kit might include a DSLR if you need to do long lens work. Your kit might also include a gimbal and some walkie talkies. Knowing what your job requires is an essential part of being a strong mojo. […]
Sennheiser say that the AVX-Combo is the perfect digital wireless microphone set for film projects. It may also be just that and more for mojo work. The system (which uses AES 256-bit encryption at an audio resolution of 24-bit, 48kHz) includes a receiver, handheld microphone, body-pack transmitter with omni-directional lavaliere microphone (we upgraded to the […]
Further to my first quick look at the EXO lens. I’ve managed to get my broken Moment lens working and have shot a couple of shots with it, Exo and the mCam. This video is not about exposure (that’s coming from Dubrovnik where the light and colours are cool as) it’s just a quick look at […]
I bought a new EXO lens in the US and wasn’t sure, until we began using it at recent mojo workshops in Norway. Everyone loved it, even the distortion, because it is a thing of functional beauty. The smartphone (6 and 6 plus) slide in to the EXO lens as if on rails and it fits into a […]
The recent Smartmojo course in Oslo, Norway, run by Ivo Burum for the Schibsted Academy, part of the Schibsted Media Group, was a huge success. “The reporters are super-happy! “ said Erik Sønstelie, the Director of the Schibsted Journalism Academy. Two groups of journalists from VGTV, Aften Posten and a number of other papers in the Schibsted […]
This is an article I wrote for the current issue of the Walkley Magazine (from Australia’s premier journalism foundation). It provides an overview of the latest and must have gear. Basic Mojo Gear (Walkley article PDF)